Etymology

Kleve

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Today it means: A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Full definition →

German Kleve ← Old High German Cleve ← Proto-Germanic *klibą
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Kleve · proper noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*klibą“cliff”
  2. Old High German · derived fromCleve
  3. German · borrowed fromKleve
  4. English todayKleve

From German Kleve, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff.

Kleve · proper noun2

  1. Norwegian · borrowed fromKleve
  2. English todayKleve

Borrowed from German and Norwegian Kleve.

Words from the same roots

Old High GermanCleve all →

cleves

Proto-Germanic*klibą all →

cliffclevesKlipp

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